Radiator-shield.



F. F, BASSBTT.

Mmmm?. SHIELD.

APPLICATION 'FILED PEB. J7, 1911.

,@L., Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

FRANK F. BASSETT, OF LAWRENCE, NEW YORK.

RADIATOR-SHIELD.

Specification of .Letters Patent.

Application led February 27, 1911.l Serial No. l611,166.

' To all whom it mag/ concernf Beit known that I, FRANK F. Bassefr'r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lawrence, in the county. of Nassau and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Radiator-Shield, of which the following is a full, clear,`andv exactdescription. 1 i

This invention relates to anew and improved shield for radiators, of a4 type. used in automobiles, and is 4adaptedto cover a portion of the radiator and protect' it from the cold, so as to prevent an excessive `cooling of thewater in the radiator, and also to prevent the freeiing of the water when the radiator is'not in use.

An object of this invention isl to provide a radiator Shield which can be readily' attached to, or detached from, any style of radiator, and which, willA be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture,

strongr and.,durable.

A further object of this invention is to l -provide a radiator shield which is so con- 25 .structed that it can be cut to tit any number of 'styles of radiator, and which may' be made flexible, so that when not in use, ity

can be rolled up in a small compass.` These and further objects, together with the'construction and combination of parts, will be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is te behad to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specitication, in whichsimilar characters of ref- 4terence indicate .corresponding parts in all the views, and inv which.-

- Figure 1 is a front View in elevation, showing the shield attached to a radiator of the honeycomb type; Fig. 2 is a `front view in elevation of a complete shield, with parts broken away to show the underlying structure; Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing the means for'attaching theflexible portion fof the shield to the radiator, and Fig. 4 is a Ifragmentary detail view showing' the eccentric arrangement of the snap heads.

i Referring more particularly to the separate parts of this invention as embodied in the form shown in the drawings, 1 indicates anautomobile radiater of any suitable type,

to which my device is adapted to be. attached; In this case, the radiator is shown as honeycombed, but my device is adapted to be attached to any other type of radiator.

'layers 4.

The radiator shield includes an apron 2 and si'xpporting members 3, which are adupted to hold the apron to the face oivthe radiator. The apron 2 may be of any suitable structure and material, such as a sheet of metal, but is preferably formed of one or more layersvof fabric 4. In this instance, the body of the apron is shown as comprising two layers 'of fabric, with thev exception of portions at the upper corners, where a reinforcingr layer 5 is interposed between the 'Ihe purpose of this reinforcing layer 5 is to permit thel corners to be cut oli to any desired "inclination, seras to conform to the contour of different forms of radiators. The aprons may be made, it desired, exactly to the contour of the particular ral diator, but it is desirable, forthe purposes of manufacture, to Aconstruct them in the manner described, so that they can be cut otl to suit the individual radiators. der that the edges may not fray and rip when cut off in this manner, it is desired to Vreinforce that portion of the apron adjacent the corners, which are likely to be cut, b`y a series of rows of stitching', which may cross each other at angles, and may be arranged inparallel relation with respect to each other. The layers of fabric in the body portion of the apron may be secured together and reinforced by outlines of stitching 'in juxtaposition to the body of the apron, and.

also by diagonal lines of stitching crossing the body of theI apron, 4if desired. The fabric of which this apron is constructed may be of any suitable character, but preferably PatentetlSept. 24, 1912.

off a material, such as rubberized cloth` which will prevent the too-ready passage of currents of air.

The supporting members 3 may be of any suitable character, and in this instance are shown in the form of bolts 7 which extend through openings in the radiator, from front to back, and are provided with snapheads S in their front ends, which are adapted to engage snap sockets E) located at suitable spaced intervals on'the apron Q. The

bolts 7 may be kept out of contact with thc metallic portion of the radiator, so as to prcvent injury to the same, by means of a flexible sleeve 10; which in this instance is shown as being made of rubber, but may be made of any other suitable material.

The flange, indicated at 11 of the head 8 and a nut 12, which engages a screw-threaded portion of the bolt 7, are preferably kept `vout of contact with the radiator at theI ends `thereofso as not to injure the saine, by

' tween it andthe radiator, there -is provided al rnetallic washer 15 between! the nut 12 and utility Y -'\Vhile I have shown Washer.

It 1 sometimes happensthat the openings of the radiator through which the supporting members 3 are'passedar'e'sov located that the snap-heads S would not come in direct opposition to the snap sockets 9. This difficulty is overcome by locating the snap-head 8 eccentricallyY with respect to the shank f the bolt 7, vas will be seen more clearly by reference to Figs 3 and L1. It will be seen 'by this arrangement that the position 'of the snap-head lrelative to the socket can be ad justed by merely rotating the supporting members 3 so as to bring the snap-head into direct alinement with the socket.

'The utility of the device will be readily understood'when taken in connection with the abovev description. The supports 3 are inserted in theradiator with which it is de-v sired' to use this shield', and the apron secured thereto by means of the snap catches formed by the sockets 9 andthe snap-heads 8. It will be readily seen that the shield forms a perfect cover for the radiatonand will prevent excessive cooling of the water/ in the same.v It will be further seen that when not in use, the devicecan be rolled up in a very small space, which adds to its rone embodinientlof my invention, I donot wish to be limited to the specific details thereof, but desire to be protected in various changes, alterationsv and modifications which may come .within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, -Iv claim as newvand desire to secure by :Let-` ters Patent i l. The combination with a' radiator hav- Y ing a pluralitv of passageways or openings therethrough,

of a shield for said radiator formed withisocket members, and 'a pluy rality of supporting members extending into stud fitting into said socket members for de- .said openings or passageways and' detachably secured to saidradiator, each of `said supporting members being formed ,with a tachably securing said shield to the supporton said radiator,

ing members so as to occupy a position in front of said radiator.,x

2. In a radiator shield, the combination with a supporting member having a catch thereon', of an apron engaging said catch,`

member comprising a bolt said supporting 'through a radiator from adapted' to extend front to back thereof and having a ange at,

' the front thereof, a4 nut on said bolt, a iexible washer interposed between said flange and said radiator, a flexible washer interposed betweeii said nut and said radiator, and a soft sleeve interposed 'between said bolt and said radiator. 4

3. In a radiatorl shield,t he combination adapted to engage a radiator and comprising bolts extending through the radiator having snap-heads eccentricallylocated withrespect to the shank of the bolt andm'eans engaging each of the bolts and the radiator for clamping the supporting members to the` radiator, of. 'a shield havingfsnap -'sockets thereon adapted t. rI`he combination `with. a radiator hav-4 ing a plurality of openings or passages therethrough, of a shield for said radiator,

with one or morel supporting members toA engage said snap-headsand one or more supporting members exf tending into said openings or passages, for securing said 1shield in `position on' said radiator, said supporting members having eccentrically-located catches, lsaid shield having'means thereon adapted to engage said catches, to .secure said shield to said sup porting members' and ysaid radiator, said catches being eccentrically located so` as to properly lengage said means by allowing for varying distances between said passages or openings. i -l f The combination with a radiator having a plurality of openings or passages e x. tending" therethrough, of al shield'for said radiator, one orV more supporting members extending through' said openings or passages, for ,securing said shield'in position means for securing said supporting members toA said radiator,and a flexible member interposed between each of said :supporting members and said radiator.

'Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two' subscribing Witnesses.

FRANK F. BASSET'I.

. Witnesses:`

H. WHlTrNG,

PHILIP D. ROLLE/ins. 

